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Oil Dri'p Cup.

N0. 233,519. Patented Oct. 19, I880.

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HERMANN KOELLER, or NEwYoRK, AND GHARLES-NIMMO, or GREEN POINT, N. Y.

OIL-DRIP CUP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,519, dated October 19, 1880,

I Application filed September 7, 1880. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HERMANN KOELLER, of the city, county, and State of New York, and CHARLES NIMMO, of Green Point, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Oil-Drip Cup, of which the following is a specification.

The object of our invention is to provide a new and improved oil drip cup for the crankconnections of steam-engines and other mechanism, which cup can be adjusted to fit any connection, and does not only catch the oil that drops from the journal, but also the oil or grease that is thrown from the crank-connection by the centrifugal force of the same.

The invention consists of a cup or box suspended below the eud of the connecting-rod and bent up around the end of the rod, and which is attached to the end of the connecting-rod by means of an adjustable clamp at the upper end of the cup and by bindingscrews which press the cup to the wedges of the crank-connection.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the end of a connecting-rod provided with our improved oil-drip cup. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3-is an end elevation of the same, showing the interior.

The cup Ai s horizontal, and its front end is bent upward on a curved line, which forms about three-fourths of a circle, so that if the cup is attached to the outer end of a connecting-rod the end of the curved part will rest upon the upper surface of the connecting-rod and the body of the cup will be below it. -As the journalB of the crank-pin O is held in place on the connecting-rod D by the wedges E E, the cup A is provided with a recess, F F, to admit the lower ends of these wedges. One or more screws, G G, pass through the side walls of H of the recess F, and serve to hold the cup to the wedges E E, for by drawing the screws up tight the cup is pressed against the wedges.

The plate J at the upper end of the curved part of the cup is provided with a transverse slot, K, and a screw, L, provided with a head,

M, and a nut, N, passes through this slot K and through the slot of a plate, P, provided with two projections, Q Q, which are arranged to embrace the base of the oil-cup R. The slot 0 of the plate P must be at right angles to theslot K of the plate J. The plate P can be moved forward, and backward, and sidewise, according to the position of the oil-cup, and can be locked in any desired position by means ofthe nut- N. The cup is thus held to the end of the conneeting'rod by the screws G G and by the plate P, and can be removed very easily in case it is to be cleaned.

All the oil dropping from the journal B is caught by the cup, and the oil that is thrown from the journal by the centrifugal force is caught by the rounded or curved partof the cup. The waste of oil by being thrown from the end of the connecting-rod is considerable, especially if the engine is going at a h gh rate of speed.

The part of the cup that is turned up at the end of the connecting-rod is preferably made curved, but may be made straight, if desired. If the wedges are not used, the screws G G may take on a projection ot'the connecting-rod.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with the connecting-rod D and the wedges E E, of the oil-cup A, adapted to cover the under side and end surface of the connecting-rod, said cup being provided with a recess, F, and the binding-screws G G, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the connectingrod D, of the oil-drip cup A, the bindingscrews Gr G, the screw L, nut N, and the adjustable plate P, provided with projections or prongs Q Q, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

HERMANN KOELLE R.

CHARLES NIMMO. Witnesses:

ALFRED J. DIETZ, HERMANN BA cH. 

